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7 Virginia opinions name it 2 courts 1852–2017 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Virginia courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Sullivan v. Louisianagreen1 sentence2002See Sullivan, 508 U.S. at 281 (misdescription of burden of proof vitiated jury’s finding, thus reviewing court would be engaging in speculation to determine what a jury would have done). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Virginia. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Massie's Adm'r v. Heiskell's Trustee
green
2 sentences1852Massie v. Heiskell, 80 Va. 789 . 1852Massie v. Heiskell, 80 Va. 789 . | 3 | 1852–1852 |
Reliable Constructors, Inc. v. CFJ Properties
neutral
2 sentences2017Code § 43-5 provides that a memorandum "shall be sufficient if substantially in form and effect as follows." Code § 43-15 expressly provides that the lien will not be invalidated if the memorandum reasonably identifies the property by the description given and it "conforms substantially to the requirements of §§ 43-5, 43-8 and 43-10, respectively, and is not wilfully false." We have held that the word "inaccurate," as used in Code § 43-15, is defined as " 'not accurate: as ... containing a mistake or error: incorrect, erroneous.' " Reliable Constructors v. CFJ Props. , 263 Va. 279 , 281-82, 55 2017Code § 43-5 provides that a memorandum "shall be sufficient if substantially in form and effect as follows." Code § 43-15 expressly provides that the lien will not be invalidated if the memorandum reasonably identifies the property by the description given and it "conforms substantially to the requirements of §§ 43-5, 43-8 and 43-10, respectively, and is not wilfully false." We have held that the word "inaccurate," as used in Code § 43-15, is defined as " 'not accurate: as ... containing a mistake or error: incorrect, erroneous.' " Reliable Constructors v. CFJ Props. , 263 Va. 279 , 281-82, 55 | 2 | 2009–2017 |
Marie Holt Hart (now Pratt) v. James P. Hart, III
green
2 sentences2005This authority, however, ought to be exercised in circumstances limited to those situations where the mistake or error is apparent from the record, Hart v. Hart, 35 Va. App. 221, 230 , 544 S.E.2d 366 (2001), and is not to be used to change an order which is clear on its face, regardless of whether it accomplishes the purpose intended by the requesting party. 2005This authority, however, ought to be exercised in circumstances limited to those situations where the mistake or error is apparent from the record, Hart v. Hart, 35 Va. App. 221, 230 , 544 S.E.2d 366 (2001), and is not to be used to change an order which is clear on its face, regardless of whether it accomplishes the purpose intended by the requesting party. | 1 | 2005–2005 |
Strickland v. Washington
green
1 sentence2002Relying on Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984), the court concluded that Green had failed to show any prejudice resulting from his trial counsel’s failure to object to Instruction No. 10. | 1 | 2002–2002 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.